From the course: Video Post Production for Low-Budget Films

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Preparing assets for edit

Preparing assets for edit

- Imagine this. You start building a piece of furniture and then work on it all summer. As soon as you finish it, you want to move it into the living room, but suddenly realize that it doesn't fit through the door. Well, there are a few things you can do. You can leave it where it is. You can try to disassemble the piece. Or you can break the wall. Neither sounds like a very good option, right? Well, believe it or not, not taking the time to establish your post-production workflow early on might lead into very similar situations. As soon as we wrap a shoot, it is very tempting to dive right into the edit. But there are a few crucial steps you should follow. Here are some of the most important ones. First, where are you going to save the media? This might seem like a very small decision, but it can have a significant impact on the overall process. This is also important if you're sharing editing responsibilities with someone else. Make sure that your system and the other person's…

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